Finnish parliament elects conservative Petteri Orpo as PM

Finland's parliament on Tuesday elected conservative Petteri Orpo as prime minister at the head of a four-party coalition including the far-right Finns Party which plans a major crackdown on immigration.

Parliament voted in favour of Orpo, who won April elections and has been in thorny negotiations to build a coalition since then, by 107 in favour, 81 opposed and 11 absent.Finnish President SauliNiinisto will formally appoint the prime minister and other government ministers in a presidential session later in the day.